NOLASIA is a blog where students in the Tulane MBA, PMBA, and MMG classes on international strategy & marketing, and doing business in Asia share their blog posts related to the classes.

As technology permeates our everyday life, tech companies vying for our attention. In the United States, our daily activities are fragmented with various tech names: Lyft and Uber, Venmo and Square, and Facebook and Twitter. Amongst these companies, competition is strong. Meanwhile, the Chinese firewall has allowed one Chinese app to flourish. Tencent Holding Ltd. developed […]

Chinese language is one of the fastest growing language around the world Chinese language studies between 2002 and 2006 have spiked 51% and increasing as a popular second language for foreigners to learn according to the Modern Language Association. There is already a growing number of elementary and middle schools across the globe that are […]

China’s Great Firewall, the most massive state-run internet censorship program, is one of the technological wonders of the world. While most in the U.S. would immediately dismiss this censorship as tyranny against free speech, our own American internet is heavily censored. China achieves this incredible feat of censorship with two processes, a team of tens […]

Since China’s major economic boom, millions of Chinese citizens have been able to rise out of poverty and move into a more comfortable lifestyle. As many civilians move into this new lifestyle, there are still millions of citizens who have not enjoyed the same success and are still stuck in a state of poverty. According […]

There is no question the Chinese real estate market has expanded significantly in the last twenty years in conjunction with the ascendance of the Chinese economy; however, the real estate market is now cause for concern. According to Gavekal, a global investment research firm, prices have more than doubled in the last decade due to […]

Historical Roles of Women Compared to Men In China, men have historically been the core of the family, and it can be argued that they still are today. Whether it was a Shang or Zhou dynasty king, they only made sacrifices for their patrilineal ancestors i.e. the father of their fathers, the fathers of those […]

Asian markets, such as China, India, South Korea, Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Indonesia have long been thought of as less developed. Apparel manufacturing companies often move their production to these countries to capitalize on the low labor costs. The rise of the middle class, especially in China has contributed to the emergence of these economic […]

Is Huawei an IP-stealing, technology bully conspiring with the Chinese government to spy on the western world? The recent headlines about Huawei might lead you to believe this fallacy but you may be surprised to find out the truth about Huawei. What is Huawei? Huawei Technologies is the world’s largest telecommunication equipment manufacturer. It […]

What’s the problem? One of the largest issues China has faced over the last 50 years is population control. It has not only affected the economy, but also family structure and the environment. As of 2017, China has the largest population in the world at 1.42 billion (Maverick). While they may have the largest population, […]

While China is officially an atheist state, there is protected freedom of religion in the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China. Recently, there has been increased government pressure to “Sinicize religion,” or to completely aline religions with Chinese government and culture[1]. This leaves questions as to what freedom of religion in China actually means […]